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In La Barberia de Gràcia we don't close for holidays, although we need them! August is presented as a haven of tranquility after one of the most intense months we have lived in recent years. Exhausted, but happy. Thus we have reached the summer.

We have traveled to Paraguay in an experience that we will never forget in which we have enriched ourselves as a human and as professionals. What a great country, how great its people! And although Paraguay is the farthest destination that we have walked this year, Jordi and part of La Barberia team has traveled throughout the Spanish territory giving training in Seville, Madrid, Burgos, ... By the hand of Sebastian Professional, we have been able to share knowledge with dozens of colleagues in different shows and seminars. Who said traveling for work is not rewarding?

And in case we didn't have enough emotions, last May we received in the spectacular Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid the Premio Salon Look to the best hairdressing salon design. After several nominations finally the award came with us to Gràcia, and now he looks proud in our collection of awards, a permanent reminder that every effort and hard work has its reward.

The climax to the season was put on by the fabulous cover that Revista Coiffure has given us, and in which we have released our latest collection, SQUAD. A beautiful full color that fills us with pride and that we never tire of admiring.

So many lived moments, so many stories to tell, they deserved a big celebration. Because, if we do not share the good times, what is the point of achieving success? For this reason, friends, colleagues, neighbors, family, and the media, we meet at the Beards & Beers party, with which we celebrate together, very cool craft beer in hand, that we are living one of our most special moments.

Last April, in the framework of Cosmobeauty Barcelona fair, one of the most outstanding charity events in the beauty sector was held: the Collage Show Solidario. In front of a totally dedicated public, eight of the most nationally and internationally recognized hairdressing firms were invited to parade presenting their proposals to raise funds for the Alzheimer-Down research unit of the Hospital de la Santa Creu and Sant Pau.

The Barberia de Gràcia was one of the brands present at the Beauty BCN Fashion Show, and Jordi Pérez left the attending professionals with an open mouth with a totally innovative staging.

Jordi Pérez designed a hairdressing show based on the world of sports. Usually, explains Jordi, the male hairdressing shows respond to very specific typologies: the Dandy style of more groomed men; a more youthful university style option; the hard rockers, and finally the athletes. Jordi opted to choose this last style, and chose rugby as the central axis.

In order to prepare the staging, the team had the immense luck of being able to count on the collaboration of Eva Martínez, the choreographer of the Barça Cheerleaders, who became involved altruistically - like the whole team - with the project.

To make the show more enjoyable it was structured in three parts, starting with a standard parade that became the part that most surprised the audience: a striptease with which the models were stripped of their shirts. Finally the show ended with one of the most recognized elements of world rugby: a Haka. This dance is a ritual of the Maori warriors to scare the enemy who makes the New Zealand rugby team before playing their matches.

The team of La Barberia de Gràcia confesses that having participated in such an important solidarity event was a real honor, and they value the result very positively.

It is a pride to be able to help the profession in its most solidary and altruistic way!

Jordi Pérez, director of La Barberia de Gràcia - the only barbershop in Spain with the 3 Michelin stars of the hairdressing sector - reviews the male hair trends that promise to give much to talk about this year. Perez, elected best barber on several occasions and pre-nominated Spanish Hairdresser of the Year 2018, is clear that the dictatorship of short hair is over. Hipsters and other worshipers of this style are going to be forced to coexist and give way to styles with much longer hair and also, the great forgotten and often reviled, in recent years, middle part hair.

As it has been demonstrated in last Fashion Weeks, specifically in London, Paris and Milan, the long hair measures are imposing with great force, although the shorts will still be there for a long time, since they have a very faithful audience that it is totally identified with very masculine, very Lumber and very retro tendencies and styles, with which an important part of men feel comfortable. But those who have other concerns and who like to follow the trends more closely, are in luck, since long hair has definitely been the protagonist in the last catwalks.

For Jordi Pérez, seeing so many models with medium lengths and even some long hair parading on the catwalks is a real pleasure, because it allows them to be more creative when it comes to working their hair.

Finally highlight that middle part hair, which so many years we have renegade - whoever is without sin, cast the first stone, confesses the director of La Barberia -, returns stomping. There are many models of the haute couture brands that have worn middle part hair in the runways mentioned previously, so we can see that 80s and 90s trends are going to continue in male hair this season and if not ask to Stranger Things or Bohemian Rhapsody fans.

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ACUMEN products are composed of AC ACUMEN COMPLEX, a powerful brand-exclusive complex that contains vitamin B5 and vitamin E, which, combined with antioxidants and moisturizing agents, achieve great and visible results on the skin and hair of men . Ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, ginger root extract, bisabolol and blueberry extract manage to maintain the hydration of hair and skin to counteract possible damage caused by external agents and prevent aging.

AC ACUMEN includes 15 products specially formulated to meet the needs of man care. The "4-step Regimen" consists of the following steps: Shower, Shave, Care, and Styling.

Discover this exquisite new line of American Crew at La Barberia de Gràcia!

Movember is a movement that takes place every year during the month of November to raise society's awareness of men's health issues such as prostate or testicular cancer. Throughout the month, actions are taken to raise funds for programs around the world that save and improve men lives.

Movember was born in Australia in 2003, when a group of friends decided to grow a moustache to support a friend who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. They agreed to pay ten dollars for each person who left a moustache during the month of November to raise awareness of society about these terrible diseases.

Little by little the movement grew and nowadays there are already more than 5 million people who join the cause every year. They are called Bros and Sistas, this is how they are known to all those who participate either by letting their moustaches grow, donating money, or organizing fundraising events to fight against prostate cancer, testicular cancer, health mental and physical inactivity.

For 30 days the moustache becomes an ad that walks and speaks advocating for male health, breaking with the taboo of the disease and supporting the visibility of the movement.